Opinion

Top 10 Halloween Movies as Ranked by UWSP Students

Students of UWSP voted and ranked their top 10 choices for Halloween movies that are a must-watch this fall. Over the course of five days, a Google survey received over 180 student submissions. Ranking in first place, “Hocus Pocus” won with a whopping 26 out of 182 votes; 14.2% of students agree that this movie starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Bette ... Read More »

The Big Garlic Leaves a Big Impression

When I moved to Stevens Point in the mid 2010’s, I soon became acquainted with the local eateries of the area. As a self-diagnosed foodie, I had no problem with patronizing the cities’ dives and diners. One of my main cravings was a small eatery on Stanley Street called Marvin’s. They made fantastic garlic cheeseburgers and would even deliver to ... Read More »

My Big Fat Greek Film Review

It can be tough to look for a suitable romantic movie nowadays between the troublesome, outdated, and sometimes offensive “classics,” not to mention the abundance of bland streaming service original films. Thankfully, there is at least one film that still holds merit in its themes as well as cinematic quality. “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” is a quirky, wholesome, romantic ... Read More »

Time Flies

I remember being a freshman at The Pointer, seeing these much more mature, maybe even old, seniors write their farewell to the student newspaper. I couldn’t imagine that these people were going to be done with school forever, finally becoming an Adult™. Well, I guess now it’s my turn. The last three and a half years have not necessarily gone ... Read More »

Returning for Spring 2022, COVID-19 Remains

I graduated high school from my living room couch and picked up my diploma in a drive-through. Essentially being robbed from a proper graduation, I took the opportunity to begin my studies at UWSP on Zoom calls from my dorm room. With humble beginnings at UWSP, it is safe to say that I was grateful for returning to in-person learning ... Read More »

A Unique Final Semester to Say the Least

Coming back to school has definitely been different to say the least. As the university offered a mix of in-person and online classes, professors offered more office hours, resources to access online, and had a day dedicated for catch-up, it still didn’t help as much to make it feel as normal as it could be. I’m grateful to only have ... Read More »

Producing a Newspaper in a Pandemic

Opinion: Each school year presents its own set of challenges for students and faculty alike, but this year takes that to another level. The Pointer is undergoing changes to start this academic year amid complications with COVID-19 as well as with changes within the communication department at UWSP. This year we are looking to make our content more accessible to ... Read More »

My Unfinished, Finished, Journey

This was not the plan. This was not the way my senior year was supposed to end. Online. Away from my professors. My classmates. My friends that I have made over my last three years while attending the wonderful UW-Stevens Point. This online schooling situation was something that I honestly could’ve seen myself loving in previous years– I’m home with ... Read More »

It Ends With a Whisper

This has been a strange way to end college. But it happened. I’m not sure what kind of note college was supposed to end on, but this was definitely unexpected.  How would it have felt, leaving the lecture hall of my last class for the final time? Or walking around a busling campus during finals week, students heading this way ... Read More »

See Y’all Later, Maybe

I’m a little sad, and a little happy. I’m sad to know that I’ll be entering the U.S. economy. I’ll just be another laboring palm in the American workforce – this supermassive orgy of comfort and commodity that exploits all others on a global scale. If I’m anything like the average American, I’ll spend the vast majority of the rest ... Read More »